Our Genealogy Helper
Introduction ...
We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:
- That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
- We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
- On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.
By learning about Griffith (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.
As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Griffith. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Griffith is located in Monroe County.
To see how the shape of Ohio's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Monroe County: Belmont, Noble, Washington, Marshall (WV), Tyler (WV) & Wetzel (WV).
Below are the counties that are near Griffith. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Griffith:
- Monroe County (The home county of Griffith)
- The following are listed by their distance from Griffith, with the one closest to Griffith listed first.
- Woodsfield
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Plainview
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Plainview is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainview
- Edwina
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Edwina is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwina
- Laings
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Laings is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laings
- Coats
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Coats is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coats
- Mount Carrick
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Carrick is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Carrick
- Antioch
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Antioch is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch
- Population from the 2020 Census: 79 people
- Graysville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Graysville is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graysville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 71 people
- Lewisville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Lewisville is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewisville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 162 people
- Benwood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Benwood is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benwood
- Ozark
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Ozark is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ozark
- Miltonsburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Miltonsburg is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miltonsburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 41 people
- Belmont County
- The following are listed by their distance from Griffith, with the one closest to Griffith listed first.
- Hunter
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Hunter is located in Belmont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter
- Armstrongs Mills
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Armstrongs Mills is located in Belmont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armstrongs Mills
- Captina
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Captina is located in Belmont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Captina
- Barnesville
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Powhatan Point
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Centerville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Centerville is located in Belmont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Jacobsburg
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Jacobsburg is located in Belmont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacobsburg
- Bethesda
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Vadis
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Vadis is located in Belmont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vadis
- Belmont
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Loomis
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Loomis is located in Belmont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loomis
- Glencoe
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Guernsey County
- The following are listed by their distance from Griffith, with the one closest to Griffith listed first.
- Quaker City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Salesville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Senecaville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Fairview
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Fairview is located in Guernsey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Population from the 2020 Census: 81 people
- Fairview has also been known as:
- Fairview village
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fairview <1>
- Gibson
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Gibson is located in Guernsey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibson
- Buffalo
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Middlebourne
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Middlebourne is located in Guernsey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middlebourne
- Lore City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Pleasant City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Easton ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Easton is located in Guernsey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Easton
- Elizabethtown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Elizabethtown is located in Guernsey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizabethtown
- Bluebell
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Bluebell is located in Guernsey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluebell
- Bluebell has also been known as:
- Opperman
- Morgan County
- Reinersville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Reinersville is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reinersville
- Noble County
- The following are listed by their distance from Griffith, with the one closest to Griffith listed first.
- Summerfield
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Summerfield is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 248 people
- Harriettsville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Harriettsville is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harriettsville
- Batesville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Batesville is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Batesville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 98 people
- Whigville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Whigville is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whigville
- Fulda
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Fulda is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulda
- Mount Ephraim
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Ephraim is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Ephraim
- Mud Run
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Mud Run is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mud Run
- Kennonsburg
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Kennonsburg is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennonsburg
- Ashton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Ashton is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashton
- Dexter City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Dexter City is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dexter City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 124 people
- Sarahsville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Sarahsville is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sarahsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 171 people
- South Olive
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- South Olive is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Olive
- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Griffith, with the one closest to Griffith listed first.
- Matamoras
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Matamoras is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matamoras
- Population from the 2020 Census: 860 people
- Muskingum ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Muskingum is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muskingum
- Grandview
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Grandview is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandview
- Ward ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Ward is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ward
- Dalzell
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Dalzell is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dalzell
- Gasville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Gasville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gasville
- Steel Run
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Steel Run is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steel Run
- Deucher
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Deucher is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deucher
- Elba
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Elba is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elba
- Lower Salem
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Lower Salem is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Salem
- Population from the 2020 Census: 82 people
- Wade
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Wade is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wade
- Macksburg
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Marshall County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Griffith, with the one closest to Griffith listed first.
- Kent
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Kent is located in Marshall County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent
- Rosbys Rock
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Rosbys Rock is located in Marshall County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosbys Rock
- Moundsville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Adaline
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Adaline is located in Marshall County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adaline
- Glen Dale
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Glendale
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Glendale is located in Marshall County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glendale
- Glen Easton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Bannen
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Bannen is located in Marshall County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bannen
- Kausooth
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Kausooth is located in Marshall County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kausooth
- Loudenville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Loudenville is located in Marshall County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loudenville
- Knoxville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Knoxville is located in Marshall County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knoxville
- McMechen
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Pleasants County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Griffith, with the one closest to Griffith listed first.
- Sugar Valley
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Sugar Valley is located in Pleasants County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Valley
- Algeria ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Algeria is located in Pleasants County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Algeria
- DeLong
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- DeLong is located in Pleasants County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for DeLong
- Saint Marys
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Belmont
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Belmont is located in Pleasants County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
- Population from the 2020 Census: 853 people
- Hebron
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Hebron is located in Pleasants County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron
- Adlai
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Adlai is located in Pleasants County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adlai
- Willow Island
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Willow Island is located in Pleasants County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Island
- Schultz
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Schultz is located in Pleasants County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schultz
- Horseneck
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Horseneck is located in Pleasants County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horseneck
- Ritchie County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Griffith, with the one closest to Griffith listed first.
- Mountain
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- League
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- League is located in Ritchie County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for League
- Pennsboro
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Stanley
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Stanley is located in Ritchie County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanley
- Tyler County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Griffith, with the one closest to Griffith listed first.
- Paden City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Sistersville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Friendly
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Friendly is located in Tyler County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendly
- Population from the 2020 Census: 120 people
- Adonis
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Adonis is located in Tyler County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adonis
- Sandusky
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Sandusky is located in Tyler County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandusky
- Middlebourne
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Iuka
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Iuka is located in Tyler County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iuka
- Meadville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Meadville is located in Tyler County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadville
- McKim
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- McKim is located in Tyler County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKim
- Plum Run
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Plum Run is located in Tyler County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plum Run
- Atwood
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Atwood is located in Tyler County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atwood
- Blue
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Blue is located in Tyler County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue
- Wetzel County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Griffith, with the one closest to Griffith listed first.
- New Martinsville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Proctor
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Marion
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Marion is located in Wetzel County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion
- Minnie
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Minnie is located in Wetzel County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minnie
- Childs
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Childs is located in Wetzel County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Childs
- Bebee
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Bebee is located in Wetzel County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bebee
- Pine Grove
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Barker
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Barker is located in Wetzel County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barker
- Ross
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Ross is located in Wetzel County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ross
- Uniontown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Uniontown is located in Wetzel County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uniontown
- Kodol
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Kodol is located in Wetzel County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kodol
- Wood County (WV)
- Williamstown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Griffith, see our County-by-County Page for Griffith.
Cemeteries Near Griffith ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Griffith.
This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.
Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Griffith - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Griffith covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Griffith, with the one closest to Griffith listed first.
- Fairview Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Moffett Methodist Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Norris Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Drum Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- St. Sylvester RC Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Plainview Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- McGrary Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Valley Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Conners Ridge Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Pioneer Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Dougherty Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Beardmore Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (654 more) ...
- Oaklawn Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Fletcher Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Old Otts Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<2>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Griffith had a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Griffith, with the one closest to Griffith listed first.
- Woodsfield
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Edwina
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Edwina is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwina
- Antioch
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Antioch is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch
- Population from the 2020 Census: 79 people
- Kerr
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Kerr is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kerr
- Laings
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Laings is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laings
- Altitude
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Altitude is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altitude
- Mount Carrick
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Carrick is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Carrick
- Coats
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Coats is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coats
- Graysville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Graysville is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graysville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 71 people
- Greenbrier
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Greenbrier is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenbrier
- Sprague
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Sprague is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sprague
- Way
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Way is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Way
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Benwood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Benwood is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benwood
- Lewisville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Lewisville is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewisville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 162 people
- Hartshorn
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Hartshorn is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartshorn
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Griffith. See our List of 1890's Communities around Griffith.
Newspapers Published in Griffith ...
An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).
To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.
Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 55 newspapers that have been published in the area around Griffith.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Griffith, there are papers which were published within 14 miles [22.5 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Griffith.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Griffith:
- Websites specific to Ohio
- Pages specific to Monroe County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Belmont County
- Guernsey County
- Morgan County
- Noble County
- Washington County
- Marshall County
- Pleasants County
- Ritchie County
- Tyler County
- Wetzel County
- Wood County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Ohio
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Griffith, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Griffith) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |